Found 3 items, similar to embark.
English → Indonesian (quick)
Definition: embark
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English → English (WordNet)
Definition: embark
embark
v 1: go on board [syn:
ship] [ant:
disembark]
2: set out on (an enterprise, subject of study, etc.);
“she
embarked upon a new career” [syn:
enter]
3: proceed somewhere despite the risk of possible dangers;
“We
ventured into the world of high-tech and bought a
supercomputer” [syn:
venture]
English → English (gcide)
Definition: Embark
Embark
\Em*bark"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p.
Embarked; p. pr. & vb.
n.
Embarking.] [F. embarquer; pref. em- (L. in) + barque
bark: cf. Sp. embarcar, It. imbarcare. See
Bark. a vessel.]
1. To cause to go on board a vessel or boat; to put on
shipboard.
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2. To engage, enlist, or invest (as persons, money, etc.) in
any affair; as, he embarked his fortune in trade.
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It was the reputation of the sect upon which St.
Paul embarked his salvation. --South.
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Embark
\Em*bark"\, v. i.
1. To go on board a vessel or a boat for a voyage; as, the
troops embarked for Lisbon.
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2. To engage in any affair.
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Slow to embark in such an undertaking. --Macaulay.
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